Minnesota · Active · 4,357 acres
Camp Fire, Minnesota
4,357
Acres reported
97%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Camp Fire is listed as active at 4,357 acres, 97% contained, in Lake County, Minnesota.
No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 13, 2026, 13:16 UTC) covers 4,357 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 33 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Jul 17, 2026, 08:03 UTC).
Camp Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 4,357 acres
- Containment
- 97%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jul 7, 2026
- Location
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Origin point
- 47.9990, -91.7829
- Peak reported size
- 4,407 acres
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 13, 2026 (5 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Ely, MN
- Babbitt, MN
- Hoyt Lakes, MN
- Aurora, MN
- Gilbert, MN
Other fires nearby
Camp Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 7, 2026, 22:15 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 4,357 acres | 0 | 97% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 4,357 acres | 0 | 97% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 4,357 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 4,357 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,357 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 4,357 acres | −4 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 4,361 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 4,361 acres | +2 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 4,359 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 4,359 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 4,359 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 4,359 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 4,359 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 4,359 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 4,359 acres | +2 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 4,357 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 4,357 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4,357 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,357 acres | −40 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 4,397 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 4,397 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 4,397 acres | −10 | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 4,407 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 4,407 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 4,407 acres | +4 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 4,403 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 4,403 acres | +1 | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 4,402 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 4,402 acres | +28 | — |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 4,374 acres | +198 | — |
| Jul 19, 2026 | 4,176 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 4,176 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 4,176 acres | +2,026 | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 2,150 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,150 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 2,150 acres | +2,149 | — |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 1.1 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.1 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 1.1 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 1.1 acres | −1 | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 2.0 acres | +1 | — |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 1.0 acres | — | — |
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Camp Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Camp Fire?
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Camp Fire is reported at 4,357 acres (peak reported size 4,407 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC.
Is the Camp Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 97% contained as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Camp Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 47.9990, -91.7829 in Lake County, Minnesota. Nearest towns: Ely (7.7 mi SW), Babbitt (21 mi S), Hoyt Lakes (37 mi SW). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Camp Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Camp Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Minnesota sources on our Minnesota page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
About this page
This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →